RECOMMENDED: The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember is $2.99! This is a lesbian romance between a mermaid and a Viking shield maiden. Elyse read this one and gave it a B+:
It works really amazingly as a feminist retelling of a beloved fairytale, and it’s rich in detail about what mermaid life would be like, but purely as a romance, the heroines spend too much time apart to be satisfying.
This is our second Lightning Reviews post and we’re still working out how many reviews to post for “optimal reviewage.” This week we have a history of private life, a historical holiday novella, and a contemporary romance with a badass female firefighter.
I’m generally meh on Christmas romance because I’m kind of meh on Christmas itself. It’s a really busy, stressful time of year for me and at some point during our family Christmas celebration, I inevitably wind up in tears. Plus Christmas romance tends to be treacly sweet. When I saw A Pirate for Christmas I decided to take a risk on it because Scottish pirate! Plus–shit, it was 99 cents! This Regency novella takes place in … Continue reading A Pirate for Christmas by Anna Campbell
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Caty B. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: IT TAKES A LADY Brilliant scholar Genevieve Barrett's secret identity as the author of her father's articles is her greatest deception-until her father's handsome new student arrives on their doorstep. Genevieve recognizes him as the masked intruder who earlier tried to steal a priceless gem from their home. Keeping the … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: A Rake’s Midnight Kiss by Anna Campbell
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Holly S. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: IT TAKES A LADY Brilliant scholar Genevieve Barrett's secret identity as the author of her father's articles is her greatest deception-until her father's handsome new student arrives on their doorstep. Genevieve recognizes him as the masked intruder who earlier tried to steal a priceless gem from their home. Keeping the … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: A Rake’s Midnight Kiss by Anna Campbell
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Heather C. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: IT TAKES A LADY Brilliant scholar Genevieve Barrett's secret identity as the author of her father's articles is her greatest deception-until her father's handsome new student arrives on their doorstep. Genevieve recognizes him as the masked intruder who earlier tried to steal a priceless gem from their home. Keeping the … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: A Rake’s Midnight Kiss by Anna Campbell
Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed by Anna Campbell is $1.99 right now. This book has a 3.91 average on Goodreads, and is a Beauty and the Beast retelling – with extra angst and emotion. There are tortured heroes, and then there are Anna Campbell Tortured Heroes – which are a whole other realm of emotional swirl. Desperate to save her sister's life, Sidonie Forsythe has agreed to submit herself to a terrible fate: Beyond … Continue reading Books on Sale: Historical Romances From Anna Campbell, Alma Katsu, Candace Camp - and Sarah MacLean
NOTE: In late August, Jenny won an ARC of Anna Campbell’s Captive of Sin from us, and we asked that she review it for us after she read it. Jenny is as thorough in her opinion as we are in ours – way to go, Jenny. What follows is her review. Lady Charis Weston, the wealthiest heiress in England, is fleeing from her wicked stepbrothers (yes, there are wicked stepbrothers in this book). She manages … Continue reading Captive of Sin by Anna Campbell: A Guest Review by Jenny
On 27 October, Anna Campbell’s latest, Captive of Sin will be published by Avon. And, as promised, I’m selecting a random commenter to win an ARC – with the caveat that the winner please write up a review for me to let me know what she thought. And the winner is: JennyME who said that, for a chance to read this book, she would reform a rake, endure the annual Smythe-Smith musical, astound Beau Brummel … Continue reading Anna Campbell ARC Giveaway: The Winner!
On 27 October, Anna Campbell’s latest, Captive of Sin will be published by Avon. I have a bound ARC that I’m giving away to one random commenter today. Captive of Sin is about a marriage of convenience (yum) between an heiress with dastardly relatives and a tortured hero with painful secrets in his past. You can read an excerpt on Campbell’s website. Avon gave me the go-ahead to give this one away, and yes, I … Continue reading Anna Campbell ARC Giveaway
Yo. Bitch. Why is it such a challenge for you to write this review? A few reasons, but mostly because I’m having a hard time balancing my thoughts on the reaction to the story, and the story itself. Jeez. Whiny bitch, much? Well, yes. And also, bite me. If I had to line up my first reactions to this book, which has been discussed much everywhere and by many (and by some who haven’t read … Continue reading Claiming the Courtesan, by Anna Campbell
